Senior CAD Designer – Plate Structures & Mentoring

CB&I; Calgary; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CB&I is seeking a Senior Plate Structures Designer to create and review 2D/3D drawings and bills of material for plate structures, foundations, and piping within Storage Solutions products. The role operates in a fast-paced, production-focused environment, with independent work and potential supervision of junior designers.

The designer reports to the Project Engineer and collaborates with Plate Structures Designers/Engineers and Managers to ensure accuracy, safety, and efficiency across project

Qualifications

• 2D and/or 3D CAD experience with Microstation and/or AutoCAD.
• Experience with steel detailing practices and standard industry conventions.
• Strong geometry, trig, unit conversions, and BOM take-offs.
• Advanced verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and mentor others.

Responsibilities

• Accurately produce detail drawings for customer approval, fabrication, and construction per design codes, standards and specs.
• Ensure drawing details are safe for field erection and constructability.
• Review and sign off on drawings and BOMs for customer approval and construction.
• Compare drawings and BOMs to as-sold estimates and flag discrepancies to the project team.
• Run programs to produce and check detail drawings and BOMs.
• Forecast task durations and commit to deadlines.
• Mentor and transfer knowledge to less experienced plate structures designers.
• Make project-specific decisions and advise the project team.
• Generate tool/workflow improvements for efficiency.
• Use document management and project collaboration tools effectively.

Skills

CAD software (Microstation/AutoCAD)

Tekla

Steel detailing

Geometry and trig

Verbal and written communication

Forecasting deadlines

Mentoring/leadership

Education

2-year technical diploma in Mechanical/Civil Engineering or Construction Technology

Tools

Tekla

Job description

CB&I is seeking a Senior Plate Structures Designer to create and review 2D/3D drawings and bills of material for plate structures, foundations, and piping within Storage Solutions products. The role operates in a fast-paced, production-focused environment, with independent work and potential supervision of junior designers.

The designer reports to the Project Engineer and collaborates with Plate Structures Designers/Engineers and Managers to ensure accuracy, safety, and efficiency across project